--- title: "Kaunas – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Kaunas, Lithuania: Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania, the fourth-largest city in the Baltic states, and an important centre of Lithuanian…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kaunas" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kaunas.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Kauno_senamiestis_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg" --- Second-largest city in Lithuania · Kaunas # Kaunas Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania, the fourth-largest city in the Baltic states, and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. ![Kaunas](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Kauno_senamiestis_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg) Kaunas · Wikimedia Commons The place Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania, the fourth-largest city in the Baltic states, and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of Kaunas County in the Duchy of Trakai of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Trakai Palatinate since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Kaunas 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Vytautas Magnus University University in Kaunas, Lithuania (1989-) 1.8 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vytautas_Magnus_University) 2. Žalgiris Arena Multi-purpose indoor arena in Kaunas 2 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDalgiris_Arena) 3. Kaunas University of Technology Lithuanian university (1950-) 1.7 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_University_of_Technology) 4. Ninth Fort Historic fort and temporary Nazi concentration camp in Kaunas, Lithuania 5.4 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Fort) 5. Darius and Girėnas Stadium Football stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania 3.2 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_and_Gir%C4%97nas_Stadium) 6. Kaunas Cathedral Basilica Roman Catholic cathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania 200 m · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_Archcathedral_Basilica) 7. Kaunas Castle Medieval Gothic castle in Kaunas, Lithuania 200 m · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_Castle) 8. Kaunas Fortress Fortress complex in Kaunas, Lithuania 200 m · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_Fortress) 9. Lithuanian Zoo Animal park in Kaunas, Lithuania 4.2 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_Zoo) 10. Pažaislis Monastery Monastery complex in Lithuania 9 km · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C5%BEaislis_Monastery) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see City sightseeing tours are available, see Kaunas IN offerings. They also tout a Kaunastic card but this is simply a gift card for retail outlets, it doesn't grant entry to the sights or rides on the buses. 1. Kaunas Castle The first castle was built mid-14th century at the confluence of the rivers Nemunas and Neris. 2. Church of St George A wooden church was built outside the castle in 1471, then rebuilt in Gothic redbrick from 1492. 3. Cathedral of Sts Peter & Paul This is first documented in 1413, in the reign of Vytautas the Great, but construction dragged on to 1624, nicely in time to get smashed up by the Russians and Swedes. 4. Church of Vytautas the Great From [Wikivoyage: Kaunas](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kaunas), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do 1. State Musical Theatre Variety of classical opera and operettas in their original language. 2. National Kaunas Drama Theatre Laisvės al 71,. 3. Aura Dance Theatre Founded in 1980, they host a contemporary dance festival in autumn. 4. State Philharmonic Orchestra The concert hall is within the former Parliament House. 5. Žalgirio Arena Karaliaus Mindaugo pr 50, kasa@zalgirioarena.lt. From [Wikivoyage: Kaunas](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kaunas), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Lithuanian food isn't easy to find elsewhere in the world so this is a good place to try it. Plenty of other cuisines are available. Hesburger is a Finnish burger chain, with outlets at Vilniaus g 43, Laisvės al 48 (within Monk's Bunk), Karaliaus Mindaugo pr 49 (within Akropolis Centre), Savanorių pr 222B, Mega shopping mall, Pramones al 6A, and more further out. They're mostly open M-Sa 10:00-22:00, Su 12:00-22:00. 1. Radharanė Vegetarian Indian food at very reasonable prices. 2. Arena Pizza Offers a huge range of pizzas and side dishes at good prices. 3. Miesto Sodas 4. Moksha Fresh food with vegan options, great service. 5. Bella Italia Buon Giorno, S Daukanto g 14 (next to Bella Italia),. From [Wikivoyage: Kaunas](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kaunas), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Kaunas **Airports:** Kaunas (KUN), 15 km · Vilnius (VNO), 94 km · Khrabrovo (KGD), 210 km\ **Stations:** Kaunas train station, 3.2 km · S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport, 1.9 km\ - Vilnius → Kaunas 91 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · €10–14 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/vilnius-to-kaunas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vilnius&to=Kaunas) - Palanga → Kaunas 212 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · €24–33 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/palanga-to-kaunas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas) - Kaliningrad → Kaunas 219 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · ₽920–1,220 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kaliningrad-to-kaunas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kaliningrad&to=Kaunas) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Kaunas) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Kaunas Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kaunas. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Nagu / Nauvo and the Turku archipelago inner ring](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nagu) FI 10 ways of moving, 19 sources 601 km 2. [Åland (Mariehamn and Fasta Åland)](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/aland) FI 12 ways of moving, 21 sources 624 km 3. [Kumlinge and the Åland archipelago](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kumlinge) FI 11 ways of moving, 40 sources 625 km 4. [Turku and the archipelago gateway](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/turku) FI 11 ways of moving, 13 sources 625 km 5. [Iniö and the Turku archipelago ring road](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/inio) FI 9 ways of moving, 30 sources 629 km If you know how people move in Kaunas – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ckaunas&title=Kaunas&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fkaunas), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Kaunas - [Garliava](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/garliava) city in Kaunas District Municipality, Lithuania 9 km - [Akademija](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/akademija) little town in Lithuania 3.2 km - [Raudondvaris](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/raudondvaris) village in Lithuania 8.3 km - [Vilijampolė](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/vilijampole) Borough of Kaunas 2.2 km - [Žaliakalnis](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zaliakalnis) Neighborhood of Kaunas 2 km - [Domeikava](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/domeikava) village in Lithuania 8 km [The place page for Kaunas](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kaunas) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Lithuania](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-LT) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kaunas, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 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